| Search 1) News For: Missouri Health Insurance For Children WASHINGTON: Corzine urges feds to create health insurance system for all WASHINGTON - Gov. Jon Corzine urged the federal government today to create a system to ensure all Americans have health insurance and to support states that are taking steps to help more of their residents gain coverage. Baucus pledges push on health insurance costs Sen. Max Baucus pledged a renewed push for medical reform Wednesday on the heels of a report showing that the cost of health insurance premiums in Montana rose 5 1/2 times faster than income since 2000. Insurance costs rise more than paychecks Health insurance premiums for employers and employees in Wisconsin have increased nearly five times faster than earnings, according to a report from Families USA, a research and advocacy organization that backs universal coverage. Health insurer reenters R.I. market Tufts Health Plan, which left the state in 1999 following a price war, has gained approval to begin offering medical insurance to Rhode Island residents. Health insurance co-pays imposed WORCESTER - As part of City Manager Michael V. O'Brien's ongoing effort to reduce the city's health insurance costs, he is implementing some co-payment changes for those municipal employees who are members of Local 495, National Association of Government Employees. Search 2) News For: Missouri Health Insurance For Children Unions want more time to decide on insurance switch The towns' labor unions say they are willing to negotiate about joining the state's health insurance pool - but not for next fiscal year, as town officials were hoping. Board Votes to Raise City Employee Insurance Rates Health insurance premiums are headed up for Shreveport city employees. On Wednesday, the Shreveport Health Care Trust Fund Board voted four to three, to raise the insurance rate 16.8%. Democratic State Senators Outline Health Care Agenda Nevada's Democratic state senators say their agenda for the 2009 Legislature will include a plan to reduce the number of children with no health insurance. Uninsured Children in the Northland The number may startle you, 1,800 kids in Duluth don't have health insurance. Experts said health costs continue to rise and many local kids are not getting the care they need. Health savings accounts expand as care costs rise When workers throughout the country get the chance to make changes to their health insurance coverage this fall, some may find that their employer is offering a new option: health savings accounts. |

